Improvement in neckties



, guide the fabric. i 4 i i i I will proceed to describe what I-eonsider the best means-of carrying out my invention.'

" from the `rear,`ou a larger scale.

e the tie proper' marked i `I provide two imitationfendls, Mi M2, whichbe e. adjustable.

Aor'nnw` Yoan, NSY.

IMPRQVEMENT IN NECKTIES.

`The Schedlcreferred to in theseLetters Patent and making part of thesame.

To altri/'hom tt mcyconcern; i i

Be it known that I, JOHN G. HITCHCOCK, of N ew York city, in thevSta-teef New York, have invented certain `new and useful `Improvementsin Neckties;

and in fastenings for the same; and I do hereby declare the followingisa full and exact description thereof'.

y I employ a jam-buckle, which secures the fabric without puncturingorfraying.,

. y My jam-buckle has' a leverror broad thuinhpiece, l s foi'conveniently operating it, and. is 4mountedV in a frame, which servestovery `efficiently coune and e The accompanying drawing. forms part ofthis specification.- i y Figure 1 is a front view of the lentire tie. i.

Figure `2 is a section through vthe knot, as seen Figure 3 is acorresponding central vertical sec- Figure LLisa rear view of thejam-buckle auditsV l 'box or casedetached from the other parts, and

Figure 5 is a longitudinal` section of the saine.

i A Similar letters of refereneewi'ndiate corresponding` parts in allthe figures.'`

y A is an ornamental covering, lpreferably of silk, i

lined with strong cambric, which formsthe body of f the knot, orrepresentative part where the tie is'se` .i i cured. It is niade in theform `of` a flat conical ring I or loop, with the seam at the back4presenting the appearance of a sailors knot.

i This partA is worn on the frontV of the neck, and C, is-ot such lengththat one end projects through it.

of greater breadth, and of ,the `saineuor different ma-V l terials,which arejsewu withiuthe knot A, and extend downward, `properlydiver-ging, as represented.

. I use the letters G1 Cito represent the two ends of;

thetie.` 4 i. w y The end G is sewed fastto the knot A. The end Ci, onIthe contrary, is passed through. a jam-buckle, concealed within the knotA, and is rapidly and easily It is drawn'out altogether Ito detach thetie fromlthe person, and the 4end()z is stiffeued with `a small metallicinclosure, c, to facilitate its'ready introduc. `tion through thejam-buckle. i I

`D representsthe casing,and E, the tongue of the jam-buckle.

.3 i Both the part-s may bemade of brass, or other thin metal plate, orotherwise prepared, if desired.

I will represent the several parts of the casing D The widest and `mainpart ofthecasing I) is D,

the tongueband interior of the knot A,;and extending `line thefupperedge of the framing D. i In the manufacture of my goods this is sewn inand is prepared with holes (l along its edges at the `top and. bottombythe aid of which itmay be secured firmly by sewing.

flhe turned tip-'sides' aremarked DZID. They form the bearings for thetongue or turning part. These sides` .D2 D2 are 'braced andsnpported bya broad andstout cross-piece, D3.

`The several parts of the. tongue or .turning part` E are alsorepresented by numerals. attached;

Thus, Elrepresents the'effective or jaming part-of Iilrepresentsl abroad thumbfpiece, by 'which the entire tongue may heA operated.

lhe beaiingsouwhich-the tongue or tnrningpart l1inge,`.may be formed inone piecetherewith, as indi- The kntA incloses nearly lthe whole of themetallic parts D and E, but the thumb-piece E2, by

which the jam-buckle is operated, is freely accessible from beneath, byreaching the thumb or finger behind the` ends llILlVPrbetween them andthe shirtbosom of the wearer,not represented.

G is a piece of ribbon or analogous stout fabric,

' which is sewn rmly around the cross-barD, at one end, and to the.upper edge of the back of the'knot A. at the other-end.

H is a narrower piece of stout fabric, sewn in the across to conplacebefore the knot-A is closed or joined.

It lis important to make a single size iit a. great number of menaudboys, or, iu other words, to avoid the necessity for making manydifferent sizes. Mv

invention allows this, by merely passingthe end (lz a little way throughthe jam-buckle, for largen'ecks, and passing itmueh furtherthrough forsmall necks.

In' the latter case, so `much length-of" C will be passed through thejam-buckle that it might, with some disturbance of the clothing, Ybecomevisible in the front..` p To avoid this, I provide one of the ends, M,with one or more elasticf loops', m, andwhen the free end, G2, is long,secure it by passing it through such elastic loops. i

My invention is more especially intended for standup collars, generallyknown in their present sty-lefaswy garrote-collars, but in myexperiments it has been used successfully also with the turned downcollars.

The. box or casing D1 D2 D? incloses the channel through which the endCl of the tie is inserted, the

tapeII covering the upper end or e-d'g'eV of the part i D1, and the tapeG' covering the upper edge of the cross-bar D-aid'iu guiding each timethe free end of O is inserted, so that it cannot go astray. The tape Hmay beldispensed with, by sewing the upper edge of D very firmly :mdsmoothly, but I with suitable silken or other fabric, forming the bodyesteem it important to retain the tape G under all of the tie, allsubstantially as hereinset forth.`

e'rcumsmnces. It forms a Very eficent support as In testimony whereof; Ihave hereunto set my name well as guide. in presence of two subscribingwitnesses.

1 claim as my invention- Witnesses: J. Gr.- HITCHCOCK.

The box-casing, arranged as shown, relatively to WM. C. Dm',y the leverjam-buckle, and the guide and support G, OsG. LIVINGS.

